Getting Started

Main Map Screen

Once you exit the Startup/About screen, you are presented with the
main PathAway Map View Screen. When you first run the program, it will
start to search for your current location using the GPS. If the
position cannot be located, it will be centered on the default location
(in Muskoka Canada). The following illustration shows the primary
screen areas of PathAway.

Toolbar Buttons

The toolbar contains a set of icons designed for quick access to the
most common functions.

Main Menu: Brings up the PathAway main menu.

Connect/Disconnect GPS. When connected to GPS, turns to
a Lock icon when a GPS fix is obtained.

Tracking: Select Activity, route, track recording
options and Start/Stop Trip timer.
Records tracks to a track log (if enabled). When recording a location
point will be added a specific intervals as you travel. Thsese
intervals can be adjusted in the Settings-Tracking
dialog. Tracking can be paused/restarted by pressing this button.
Trip Timer can also be linked to GPS Connect

Enable/Disable All Alarms - PathAway contains many
audible alarm sounds such as Off Track Warning, Proximity to Point
Approaching and Reached, Next Turn approaching and reached, Altitude
Warning, GPS Fix Acquired/Lost, Remote
Location Notifications. This
option silences all alarms when off. When On, the alarms selected in
the Settings-Alarms dialog will be sounded when required.

GPS Centering Tool

The GPS Centering tool is located in the bottom left of the screen.

Re-center GPS Location: Keeps the current
location centered on the map. Automatic centering is turned off when
the map is scrolled manually.indicates
the marker is in auto-center mode.

Zoom Buttons

The zoom toolbar contains a the icons for zoom in and out of maps by
scaling or switching to a map of higher or lower resolution. The Zoom
Buttons are located in the bottom right of the screen.

Scale Zoom In - Zoom in to a higher resolution image of
the map at the current location. Also can be thought of as zooming in
closer.

Scale Zoom Out- Zoom out to a lower
resolution image of the map at the current location. Also can be
thought of as zooming out further.

Map Zoom In - Zoom In to another Map. When the Map
Zoom In
button is highlighted, it means there is a higher resolution custom map
at the current location. Pressing this button, will show this custom
map on the screen. If unchecked, then the view will zoom out to the
WebMap or virtual map view where no map is shown on the screen. If
there is no active custom map, this button performs a Scale Zoom In.

Map Zoom Out-
When the Map Zoom Out is checked, it means there is a lower resolution
custom map at the current location. Pressing this button, will show
this map on the screen. If unchecked, then the view will zoom out to a
WebMap or a virtual map view where no map is shown on the screen. If
there is no active custom map, this button performs a Scale Zoom Out.

Select Map - Custom Maps are
organized in a heirarchial layer order based on the resolution of the
map. The Select Map tool allows you to select which map to view. Only
maps that fall within the current centered location will be shown.

Navigating with GPS

By default PathAway will automatically search for your current
location, and center the screen to it. The GPS Toolbar icon indicates
whether the GPS is connected or not. If the GPS OFF icon is shown, then this indicates the GPS is
turned off and your position will not be updated. If the GPS is Off,
then press the GPS icon to connect. PathAway will turn on the GPS and
start acquiring satellites as indicated by the Searching GPS icon. Once a fix of your location is obtained,
the icon will change to the GPS 'Fixed' icon,
and your current location will be centered in the map view. If WebMaps
are turned off, or a map for the current location cannot be downloaded,
then then a blank (or virtual) map will be shown.

PathAway will always keep the current position centered. If you
scroll the map manually then the auto-centering is disabled so you can
freely scroll the map around. You can press the Re-Center tool to return the map to the current GPS
location. The Center tool icon will turn to this when the
map is in auto-center mode.

When PathAway has a fix of your location and you start moving, you
can record your travel by "Tracking" your movements. This is done via
the "Track Timer". Controlling the tracking is done via the Track
Timer toolbar icon . Pressing
this button, will start recording your movements. The footprints in the
Track Timer icon will start animating to show the
track recorder is on.

To see the time and distance you have traveled, ensure you are on a
screen that has a Dashboard item showing this, such as the Tracking
Screen (see main menu Screens->Tracking View). You
can Pause and continue track recording by pressing the Track
Timer icon. The animation of the icon will stop, as will the
time and distance recording. Press the button again to restart the
track recording.

For Tracking, you can also choose to record your tracks to a
Tracking Database. This is set in the "Trip Setup" dialog which is
launched when you first tap the "Track Timer" button.

In the "Trip Setup" dialog, choose whether to follow the current
route (more on navigating with a route later), Record to a Track Log,
or to Reset the current Trip. If you turn on "Record to a Track Log,
then PathAway will create a Track Log database and record each movement
to the log.

When traveling, you will see a blue line on the map indicating where
you've been.

Once you've recorded a track log, you can then use the tracks to
"Follow" as a route, the next time you need to go on the same track.
The most useful feature for tracking is "BackTracking".
If you're out on a trail, and need to find your way back, you can
simply choose the "GPS->BackTrack" feature to
follow your recorded track to the start.

Viewing Maps

PathAway can be setup to automatically download maps from the
Internet as you navigate. By default WebMaps is configured to use the
community contributed maps from OpenStreetMap.com.
Other sources are also available, and can be chosen from the Data->WebMaps
dialog.

The portions of the WebMaps are downloaded and cached locally on
your device. The map cache can be also be managed in this dialog. If
you are traveling to an area where there will be no data connection, it
is advised that you pre-download maps beforehand. This is done by
zooming and scrolling around to force the areas of the maps you need to
download to the cache.

If you have WebMaps turned on, then maps will be automatically
downloaded to fill your screen. Zooming in and out will download new
map sections of the requested resolution.

Note: If you are simply browsing maps, You can turn the GPS off
by pressing the GPS toolbar icon to save
battery power.

Navigating without Maps

PathAway works with or without maps. When used without maps,
PathAway will display all points in a virtual Longitude and Latitude
world. You can Zoom In and Zoom Out to increase and
decrease the Scale factor of your view. If you have points, routes, or
Tracks defined, PathAway will display them on the screens. GPS
connectivity works well with or without maps. To view without maps,
turn the "View->Show Webmaps" setting off.

Using Custom PathAway Maps

One of the most powerful features of PathAway is support for using
customized maps, calibrated for GPS navigation. These maps are created
using PathAway PC Tools or obtained from 3rd party sources. These maps
are installed into PathAway and can be accessed via the Data->Maps
menu. When installed in PathAway, custom maps are layered based on
their level of resolution. This allows you to Zoom into and out of
viewing these custom maps.

- For instructions on importing maps into PathAway, see the section Importing Maps and Data.
- For further information and tools for creating PathAway maps visit http://pathaway.com
and follow the Tools, and Links
options.

You can install as many different custom maps as you like into
PathAway. PathAway will organize and layer the maps depending on the
scale and geographic coordinates of the map. Think of the maps as if
they are organized from above the surface of the earth. When you are up
very high, you see a wider area. Moving closer (or down) you see less
area and more detail. So Map Zoom In moves you
closer, and Map Zoom out moves you further away.
When you have two or more maps within the same geographic location that
you are centered on, you can switch in and out of these maps in one of
the following ways:

select the toolbar icon to Map Zoom In, select
the for Map
Zoom Out

or Bring up the Main Menu. Choose "View->Zoom
Map", and select Zoom Map In, or Zoom
Map Out or select "Choose Map >" and
select the map by name.

The Map Zoom buttons allow you to move into
and out of these stacked maps. You don't need a map to increase or
decrease the view, but if there is a map available, it will be shown.
These buttons change shape to show you whether there is a map
available.
A highlighted zoom button indicates there is a map available. An
un-highlighted zoom button means there is not. Please note, moving between stacked maps should not be
confused with map scaling where you zoom into or out of a single map by
expanding or shrinking the map.

You can expand or shrink your custom maps on the view screen to show
a wider area or to get "close" to a location, while still rendering a
view of the map. To scale maps use one of the following methods:

When you zoom in, all of the map pixels are expanded to show you a
closer look at the area. When you zoom out, you will see a wider view
of the map. To return to the original map pixels select the Zoom
Map menu and choose Scale 100%.

Capturing Points on a Map

When the Add Pointcommand
is selected, the Edit Point dialog is displayed. Here you can
enter information about this point such as its name, description, icon,
position and elevation. You can even take a picture to attach to the
location. Position will be already entered because the point has a
location on the map. If you were actually tracking using a GPS,
the true position and elevation would be entered.

Points can also be added by tap and hold on the
map and choosing the "Add Point" menu option.

If the point location needs to be adjusted, then you can edit the
location coordinates in the Edit Point dialog, or tap
and hold the point to select it, then choose Point.
The Adjust Location option allows you to tap to a new
position on the map to move the point to.

Starting a new Trip

When you have completed a trip, and are ready to start a new trip,
you can quickly configure the trip options by Starting a new trip in
the GPS->New Trip dialog.

Start New Trip

In this screen you will see options for creating, and choosing
trips.

To continue, we’ll clear out the current route and trip data. Select
the option No in Follow Active Route, Yes to Record
to Track Log, and Yes to Reset Odometer. Pressthe
OK button to dismiss the dialog.

You can set PathAway up to navigate to a single point by selecting a
point from your stored Points, or by selecting a point on the map. To
select a point on the map to navigate to, tap and hold
a location of the point to navigate to.

From the menu, choose "Add Route Pt". On the next
dialog, choose the option "Navigate to Point", and
choose OK. PathAway will then show a direct line from
your current position to the point. Navigate by run in back towards the
point as indicated by the line.

To navigate to a stored point, choose Data->Points from
the main menu. By default, this dialog shows the Points from
your Personal Points database called “My Points”. From
this dialog, select the Point to navigate to.

Once selected, you are shown the Point Info
screen. From the bottom toolbar, choose the Tools
icon and select the "Navigate to Point" option. This
will set the selected point as the destination. Press Back until you
are at the main map. You will see the line directing you to the
selected point.

To view details on the time to travel to the point, and the distance
to the point, select the Route View, from the Screens
menu. You will now see the estimated time to travel to the
point. (ETE), the distance to the point, and the Heading
required to reach the point.

Of course, in many situations, you will want to navigate along a
certain path instead of direct to a point. For this, you need to create
multi-point routes. These are simply a list of points aligned in
sequence. A track log that you have recorded is actually a multi-point
route that you can use to navigate with, such as finding your way home
along the same path you came.

To create a multi-point route start by Tap and Hold
on the start point of the route on the map. From the menu, choose Add
Route Pt. A sub menu will then appear. Choose New Route. In
the dialog, select "New Route starting at selected point". to
make this point the beginning of your route. Press OK.
Once done, you will see a Start iconon the map indicating the start of
the route.

The next step is to start adding other points to the route. This is
done by tapping on the map, and choosing of Add to End. The
point will be added to the route, and the route line is altered to
reflect the change.

You will notice, if you scroll the map around you there will also be
a green line showing the line to the closest point in your
route. PathAway will always calculate the closest point on your route
and direct you towards it via the green line, Heading indicator, or
Off-Track warnings. This is helpful if you get off-track and need to
find your way back to the route.

To give the route a name, go into Data->Routes, your
route will be selected and have the (f) symbol beside it
indicating you’re Following the route forward (you can also
follow routes in Reverse order). From this dialog, choose your
route, then select the Edit option from the top bar.
Here you can enter the name of your Route and the type of Activity.

Recording Tracks

You can record tracks for later use, or to see where you've been.
This is especially helpful in case you start going in circles!

Tracking databases can get quite large, especially if you are
capturing constantly. This can slow screen refreshing down and consume
a large amount of memory. The Settings section under Tracks,
has some options for controlling track database size, and recording
precision. A good detailed track for traveling between 30 and 60 mph is
to set the precision to record position every 10 seconds.

To keep individual track database sizes down, you can select the
menu option GPS-Reset. This will save the track, and start a
new one. Screen refreshes will only draw the current recorded track.

Alternatively, you can set the tracking to record at certain
distances. This will create a track record when you reach a certain
distance. Therefore all track points will be of equal distance apart,
regardless of your speed.

Customizing Screens

All of the screens contain a separate customizable
dashboard. Each screen has a dashboard setup associated with it. Here is how
to customize the dashboard.

To Hide the Dashboard, choose the main menu select View, then turn off Show Dashboard.

Choose the View menu option Show
Dashboard to turn the dashboard back on.

To resize the dashboard, simply press and drag the dashboard to the
size you like. The dashboard can be minimized completely for maximum
map viewing area.

You can also utilize the entire full view of
the screen by turning the Top Toolbar off by selecting the View menu
and choosing Hide Toolbar.

To adjust individual dashboard items, double tap the item you would like to customize. The Dashboard Options menu will appear showing the currently selected
item and the options to available to set for the dashboard.

To move a Dashboard item, press and hold on the item, then drag it to the new location on the dashboard.

When there is no active information
available for a dashboard control item, or the dashboard item is hidden, only
a small bar will be displayed. Select one of the bars to bring up the
dashboard menu. You can then add a new Dashboard item in the space.

Improving Visibility of Navigation Lines

You can increase the visibility of navigation data on the map
screen. This is done by adjusting the size and color of route and track
lines, or by selecting a larger or a different style of position
marker. To do this, choose the Settings menu, and select the category
Color and Lines.

In the Colors & Lines settings, you can
change the way the lines and colors on the maps are displayed. You can
create easy-to-read contrast between your maps and route and track
lines. Experiment with this option until you've found a view that suits
you. You can even change the look of the current Position Marker by
selecting between 3 different styles.

For example, to change the way the active route you are following is
drawn, click on the Active Route option. This will bring up the Line
Style dialog and display the current style for the Active Route. Change
the color by clicking on the Color button, and the width of the line by
pressing either the + or - buttons beside the width label. To have a
circle drawn at each Route Point, check the Show Points button. You can
even set the level of transparency so map data can be seen behind the
route line.

The Position Marker is the Arrow or cursor in the
center of the screen. It represents your current geographical position
on the map. If you are navigating with a GPS, it points in your
direction of travel. If you are disconnected and following a route, it
will point in the direction to the next point in the route. You can set
the style of direction pointer in the Position Marker Style dialog. To
do this, click on the Position Marker, from the Lines & Style
Dialog. In the Position Marker Style dialog, you can choose the desired
Direction Arrow style, color, and size of the marker.

Entering Location Coordinates

Location coordinates are the values used to represent an exact
location on earth. These are defined in a number of ways. The most
universal is via longitude and latitude. Other coordinate systems
include UTM and USGB. You can setup your default location coordinates
in the Settings->Coordinates Dialog.

The geographical coordinates are specified as the vertical distance
from the equator known as latitude, and horizontal distance from the
Central meridian over Greenwich England, known as longitude. These
coordinates are entered in one of these available formats:

Hemisphere Coordinates Latitude coordinates north of the equator are
prefixed by 'N' or a positive number. Coordinates in the southern
hemisphere are prefixed by 'S' or negative numbers.

Examples:

Hemisphere-Degrees-minutes:
N45 30.500, W79 30.500
* must be a space between degrees and minutes.
* no space between hemisphere and degrees

Hemisphere-Degrees-minutes-seconds:
N45 30 30.0, W79 30 30
* must be a space between degrees, minutes, and seconds.
* no space between hemisphere and degrees

Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates define two
dimensional, horizontal, positions. The sixty UTM zone numbers
designate 6 degree wide longitudinal strips extending from 80 degrees
South latitude to 84 degrees North latitude. UTM zone characters are
letters which designate 8 degree zones extending north and south from
the equator. Beginning at 80° south and proceeding northward, twenty
bands are lettered C through X, omitting I and O. These bands are all
8° wide except for bond X which is 12° wide (between 72-84 N). There
are some zones that are of different size. See the Map Projections
manual for more info on UTM.

Ordinal Survey of Great Britain (OSGB) coordinates define two
dimensional, horizontal, positions within the area of Great Britain.
If you have set your Settings to UTM coordinates (see Tools->Settings->General),
the data is entered as follows:Grid Zone:
Format: <Two Letter Designator>
Example: STNorthing:
Northing or vertical value specified in Metres within the Grid Zone.
Example: 02115Easting:
Easting or horizontal value specified in Metres within the Grid Zone.
Example: 17353

To get PathAway maps and data into PathAway, there are a number of
ways:

Method 1. Copy maps and data from your PC to your
device.
- On your PC or Mac locate the data files using your file utility
(Explorer or Finder)
- Select and copy the data files to the clipboard.
- On the device, under main menu "Settings->Applications->USB
Settings", ensure "Mass storage" is on (or Ask on connection)
- Connect your USB cable between your device and PC.
- Your device should be mapped to a drive letter on your PC.
- Choose a temporary location on the device, and paste your data files
there. Note: If you are copying maps, you can copy them directly into
your \PathAway folder. When PathAway runs, it will find your maps in
these folders.Importing into PathAway:
- Run PathAway on your device.
- Select "Data->Import". (Note, for Maps you can simply copy the
maps into a registered PathAway folder. The Import command for maps
simply copies to the <Personal Folder>/PathAway
folder)
- Select "Local File".
- Choose the file to Import, and select "Ok".
- Once completed, new maps will be accessible by "Zoom in or out", or
by selecting the "Data->Maps" dialog. Data files can be accessed by
selecting the appropriate "Data" menu options.

or

Method 2. Email the files to yourself on your device.
Files can be zipped up together for batch import. Then in your email,
"Open" the attachment and save the data file to your device. Follow the
"Importing into PathAway" steps
above to complete the import.

or

Method 3. You can place the maps and data files on a
Web server or File Sharing service such as iCloud or SkyDrive and
"Open" the data directly from the mobile browser. Follow the "Importing into PathAway" steps above
to complete the import.

or

Method 4. Use an application such as "Dropbox" to copy
your files into your device. Follow the "Importing into PathAway" steps above
to complete the import.

Importing X-Traverse Maps

X-Traverse has 2 different types of maps available from its online
service. Dynamically downloaded WebMaps, and Imported Maps. Depending
on the type of map you have subscribed to, you will need to choose your
X-Traverse maps either from the Data->WebMaps dialog, or the
Data->Import dialog. Typically, the marine raster charts are Import
maps only. This means they are downloaded in entirety at once and
stored in protected form on your device. For these maps, use the Import->X-Traverse
Maps option.

The Import X-Traverse Maps dialog will contain the selection of all
Map subscriptions presently active on your account. If account
information is not setup, you will be prompted to enter your account
information.

Once a map set has been selected, it may still need to be activated
for your current device. To activate X-Traverse for your device, press
the "Activate" option on the screen.

Once activated, PathAway will display the list of available maps to
download.

To download, select a map, and choose "Download"
from the menu. The map will be downloaded and a checkbox will be
displayed beside the map name, indicating it has been downloaded.

To view the downloaded map, select and choose "Show"
from the menu. The maps can also be accessed via the Data->Maps
dialog.

Remote Tracking

PathAway PRO provides the ability to send locations to others so
they can see where you are. Others can view your location directly on
their handheld or via Web server. You can also setup your handheld to
retrieve the locations of others. This feature is very useful for
applications such as group travel where you need to see where others in
the group are; search and rescue, where searches need to pinpoint the
victims location, or view the positions of other rescuers; asset and
vehicle tracking; or any other purpose where locations of others are
important. Since PathAway can also post your location to an http
tracking service, Web-based Location Monitoring servers can track
locations of PathAway handhelds. We provide a web service to test and
view locations sent from and to PathAway.

There are two methods for sending and retrieving locations. SMS
(Simple Messaging Service) or HTTP. Both methods require that you have
a wireless data handheld. Most Phone Edition handhelds have this
capability. For Http, the handhelds must include capabilities to
acquire data from the internet. This includes via cellular data or
WIFI. If your PDA and separate cell phone have Bluetooth capabilities,
you can connect the two to access the wireless data capabilities of the
Cellular device. Note: PathAway Support does not provide technical
support for obtaining data connections.

PathAway PRO provides the ability to send locations to others so
they can see where you are. Others can view your location directly on
their handheld or via Web server.
There are two methods for sending location. SMS (Simple Messaging
Service) or HTTP. Both methods require that you have a wireless data
handheld. These handhelds include any cellular data capable or WIFI
enabled handheld. If your PDA and separate cell phone have Bluetooth
capabilities, you can connect the two to access the wireless data
capabilities of the Cellular device. Note: PathAway Support does
not provide technical support for obtaining data connections.
To Send your location, ensure you have a Wireless data connection, and
connect your GPS and acquire a fix of your current location. Next,
select the main menu option Remote->Send My Location.

You will be presented with the “Send My Location”
dialog:
In this dialog, there is a default profile pre-configured with your UID
and set to transmit to the PathAway FindMe Service.
The PathAway FindMe Service is a simple service that will display your
last sent location on a WebMap. This page can be used by others to
monitor your position. You would just send them your UID.

Keep in mind that the PathAway FindMe is not
protected and anyone with the UID or user name you choose to post with
can view your last reported location.

PathAway will transmit the location in the background. When PathAway
has completed sending it will return either “Location Send
Successful” message on the bottom of the screen, or will
return an unsuccessful message.

If the send fails, check the error message received and attempt to
resolve the problem. If there is not enough information, you can check
the log file in your <default>\PathAway folder.
It is entitled “PathAwaySendLog.txt”. This log file
contains a dump of the data being sent.

To see your location on a web page, on your PC or other internet
connected device, go to http://pathaway.com/findme/
and enter your UID (or the “Other” name if you modified the profile).
You will be shown the location you sent on a Google Map.

Note: The FindME page refreshes every 60 seconds,
so updates to your location will be shown at regular intervals.

This activity has shown you how to send your location manually by
issuing the “Send My Location” command. You can also
have your location sent at regular intervals by setting up the
“Automatic Send” feature. This is done in the Remote->Remote
Settings->Auto Send Settings dialog. Refer to the
Reference section for details on this.

Next step is to retrieve locations from a tracking server to set
PathAway up as a mobile location monitoring station.

The simplest way to retrieve a remote location is to request the
location you just sent using the “Send My Location”
command. To do this, you need to setup PathAway to Retrieve Remote
Locations.

To download the location you recorded earlier, select the Retrieve
Locations option from the main Remote menu.
PathAway will initiate the request in the background. When the location
has been received a status line message will appear. If the retrieval
is successful, then the message will be “Received Remote
Location”, or if multiple locations are received, the message
will indicate the number of new locations retrieved. If the
retrieval is unsuccessful, then an error will appear on the status
line. You can check the <default>\PathAway
folder in the file “PathAwayReceiveLog.txt” to view
the data log.

Once received, you will see a colored label and pointer icon appear
on the map screen in the location where you last sent your location.

If the location does not appear on the map screen, you can center
the map on the location by selecting the main menu option Remote->Goto
Active or Remote->Next/Prev.

By default the remote label will show an icon indicating the
remote’s direction of travel, and a label with the name and details
about the remote. By default the label will show the name, elevation,
heading, speed, and the time and date the remote data has been captured.
(Note: The date will not be displayed if it is today’s date, and
the speed and course will not display if the remote is stationary).

Reference

Navigation Screens (Screens Menu)

The main screens of the program are the navigation screens used for
displaying maps, and other travel and location information. The screens
are all composed of a map viewing area surrounded by a customizable “dashboard”.
The dashboard can also be completely removed from the view by the View->Show
Dashboard command. There are a number of different screens
available for targeted use. They are shown as follows:

Full Screen Map View
Utilizes most of the screen to show as large a map area as possible.
Long/Lat, speed, elevation, and direction of travel are displayed. This
data is the “navigation” data in the program.

Route ViewShows the map and “navigation” and "tracking" data, plus info for
proximity to route points. As you approach a point, “Estimated time to
destination (ete)”, “Distance to destination” and “Course to next
point” are displayed. Note, there are other Route details that can be
configured to show on the screen. See the Dashboard setting options.

Profile View
Shows Elevation and speed profiles for the current Route or Track Log.
Green Shaded area is the elevation profile. Double Vertical line
indicates the current position relative to the current route position.

Modify the settings for the Profile View using the
Settings->Profile View dialog.

Weather View
Overlay forecast weather data on your maps with clear visualization or
animation. The Weather Forecast Overlay feature contains a set of Free
Overlays, as well as a premium subscription service option. Weather
Overlay subscriptuons can be acquired by purchasing within the App and
creating a PathAway account, or via X-Traverse.com. Weather Data is
provided through from NOAA Global Forecast System, and delivered by
Theyr Weather Service.

Data types include Wind Speed and Direction, Air Pressure and
Temperature, Precipitation, Wave Height, Atmospheric pressure, and
Multiple-WPPT which combines Temp, Precip, Wind, Pressure in a single
overlay.

When you first select the Weather View, a dialog will come up asking to
"login", "Subscribe", or "Try it". Press "Try It" to experience the
free sample of Weather Overlays. Press "Login", if you have already
created a PathAway account and have purchased the Premium Weather
Subscription either from PathAway.com or X-Traverse. Press "Subscribe"
to create a PathAway account, and purchase a Weather Overlay
Subscription. Account and Subscription options can also be reached from
the Settings Dialog.

The weather view contains a control bar for selecting Weather type,
refreshing current forecast, performing time forecast animation, and
setting transparency level of the weather overlay.
For screens that are not wide enough to display all the controls, Press
the Down Arrow at the top-left of
control bar to scroll through the options.

Main Menu

The Left command button titled Options, is the main menu for
access to commands in PathAway. The following menus are available from
all Navigation screens.

GPS:
Options for using the GPS, simulating routes, and controlling and
resetting trip
data.

View:
Options for setting visibility of items on the screen.

Screens:
The main screens of the program are the navigation screens used for
displaying maps, and other travel and location information.

Remote: The Remote menu contains commands for sending your location,
as well as retrieving remote locations of others. Others can view your
location directly on their handheld or via Web server. You can also
setup your handheld to retrieve the locations of others. Since PathAway
can also post your location to an http tracking service, Web-based
Location Monitoring servers can track locations of PathAway handhelds.

Options for using the GPS, simulating routes, and controlling and
resetting trip data.

Use GPSToggles the GPS on and off. When the GPS is connected and has a fix
on your location, the current location will be displayed in the center
of the map screen. An Arrow will show your current direction of travel.

In order to view the GPS state, you can select a dashboard item and
set it to Tracking->GPS Status to show the connection state and
signal strength indicators.

Simulate GPS
Simulates a navigational trip by centering the map to the current route
points in sequence. The simulation moves one point at a time
approximately every second until the end of the route is reached.

Start New Trip... Start a new trip. Options to start with a new track log, or
continue adding to the current track, and choose a new route to follow.

Reset…
Options to Clear the track log, reset odometer. Next connection will
start with a new track log.

Show/Hide WebMapsOn Show WebMap:
Show the map most closely matching current position and zoom setting.
On Hide WebMap:
If one of your WebMaps is displayed on the screen, it will be hidden
and the blank virtual map will be displayed. If "Show Maps" is on, and
"Auto Select Maps" is on, then the custom map with the closest
resolution will be displayed.

Show/Hide MapsOn Show Map:
Show the custom map most closely matching current position and zoom
setting.
On Hide Map:
If one of your custom maps is displayed on the screen, it will be
hidden and the
blank virtual map will be displayed. If "Show WebMaps" is on, then the
WebMaps with the closest resolution will be displayed.

Show/Hide Points…
Toggles display of "Points" on the maps.

Map Display…
Options to control what information and layers are displayed on the
maps. This includes automatic map selection, track and route
lines display, North Arrow, Point Icons and Text, Font Size

Show/Hide DashboardTurn Dashboard On/Off.

Default Dashboard
Restores original Dashboard for current screen.

Show/Hide Toolbar
Turn Bottom toolbar /on/off. When the toolbar is hidden, you can access
the toolbar by tapping on the bottom of the screen (between dashboard
items)

The main screens of the program are the navigation screens used for
displaying maps, and other travel and location information. The screens
are all composed of a map viewing area surrounded by a customizable dashboard. The dashboard can also be
completely removed from the view by the Options->View->Show
Dashboard command. There are a number of different screens
available for targeted use.

Full Screen Map View
Utilizes most of the screen to show as large a map area as possible.
Long/Lat, speed, elevation, and direction of travel are displayed. This
data is the “navigation” data in the program. This is the default
screen upon first-time program startup.

Tracking ViewShows the map and navigation data. Default travel stats are related
to information specific to your current trip.

Route View
Shows the map and “navigation” data, plus full info for point
proximity. As you approach a point, “Distance from” and “Course to” are
displayed.

Compass View
Shows the navigation Compass and selected “navigation” data. The
Compass view is customizable. The screen can display data in a “Tiled”
format, or a single Compass in full screen.

Next ScreenDisplays the next screen in the list. The screens are order in the
same order as shown in the menu

WebMaps...
Management of Downloadable Maps from the Web. Maps can be downloaded
via various Web Map Servers. This option allows you to choose which
service to use and whether to automatically download maps for the
viewable area of the map.

Point Databases... Management of Points databases. You can store points in multiple
databases and show/hide databases.

Go to Start/End of Route Moves location to the start or end of the active route.

Go to Start/End of Track
Moves location to the start or end of the active recorded track.

Zoom Map

Contains zooming options for maps.

Map Zoom In
Zooms into the next map under the selected location. When the Map Zoom
In is checked, it means there is a higher resolution map at the current
location. Pressing this button, will show this map on the screen. If
unchecked, then the view will zoom in to the WebMap, or virtual map
view where no map is shown on the screen. If there is no active map,
this button performs a Scale Zoom In.

Map Zoom Out
Zoom Out to another Map. When the Map Zoom Out is checked, it means
there is a lower resolution map at the current location. Pressing this
button, will show this map on the screen. If unchecked, then the view
will zoom out to the WebMap, or virtual map view where no map is shown
on the screen. If there is no active custom map, this button performs a
Scale Zoom Out.

Scale Zoom In
Expands the pixels of the current map to show a close up view of the
area.

Scale Zoom Out
Shrinks the pixels of the current map to show a wider view of the area.

Choose Map…
Brings up list of all available Maps within the current location
bounds. Select the map name to display it on the screen. The indicators
beside the map name show whether the map is a higher (+) or lower (-)
resolution. The (*) indicates the map is the same resolution as the
current map. You can also choose "WebMap/No Map" to
display either a WebMap or the blank virtual map screen if no WebMap is
available or if WebMaps is turned off.

Scale 100%
Draws the map in its original scale. Applies only to PathAway Custom
maps.

Selection Menu

Selecting an area of the map brings up the top level Context
Selection menu
Selecting an existing point will display the current location
coordinates, the closest point name. Selecting an empty area of the map
will display only the current location
coordinates.

The following menus are activated when you tap and hold on
an area of the map, or if select the Main menu->Selection
command. The menus are organized into multiple layers for
easy navigation. The first menu is the Top Level.

Map Selection Menu - Top Level

<Current Location>Displays the geographic coordinates of the selected location

<Closest Point> >Select the item to display a list of commands to operate on the
selected point.

Deselect Deselects the currently selected location and clears the flag on
the map.

Add Point… Adds the selected location to the Points database. Calls up Edit
Point dialog for naming and selecting icon.

Shows the options available at the current location for the Active
Track Log. If a Track Log Point is under the location clicked on, then
options for this point are shown, otherwise, only options for the
Active Track log are shown.

<Current Track Log>
Displays the name of the current track log.

Follow Forward Activate the selected Route to follow from the start.

Follow Reverse Activate the selected Route to follow in reverse order
starting at end point of the route

Suspend/Resume TrackingSuspends or Resumes recording positions to the current track
log.

Show/Hide Track Log Shows or hides the current track log on the map

Tracks... Go to the Tracks dialog to choose other Tracks. Same as
selecting the main menu Options - Tracks...

Customizable Dashboard Options allow you to see the information you
are most interested in. Each of the PathAway screens can be customized
differently. This allows you to quickly change to a view most
appropriate for navigating.

Tap and Hold on a Dashboard item allows you to have different
information displayed at the dash location tapped on. If no information
is selected for a Dashboard, or there is no information available, then
a small bar is displayed. Clicking on the bar will also bring up the
Dashboard menu.

The following describes the Dashboard menu options.

Show/Hide Removes the currently selected info from the selected Dashboard. If
it is hidden, then it can be re-shown.

Elapsed Time Elapsed time in minutes since start of Trip (first GPS fix).

Average Speed Average speed since start of trip.

Max Speed Maximum speed obtained.

Vert Speed Displays the vertical rate of climb or descent.

Pace (Time/Dist )Displays the current Pace (Time per Distance) value. This is the
speed at which it will take you to cover a single distance unit. I.e.
If you are using Metric units, this is the time to travel one
Kilometer. This feature is useful for time/speed training and racing
data.

Avg Pace (Time/Dist)Displays the current Average Pace (Time per Distance) value. This
is the average Time it has taken to cover a single distance unit. I.e.
If you are using Metric units, this is the average time to travel one
Kilometer. This feature is useful for time/speed training and racing
data.

Distance:
General settings for speed and distance units of measure. Choose from
Statute Miles, Nautical Miles, or Kilometers.

Elevation: Settings for elevation and short measurement. Choose from Feet,
Metres, or Yards.

Course:
Settings for the display of Heading and directional course. Choose from
simple N,S,W,E, to more detail such as NE, and NNE, to decimal degrees.

Compass Type:
Settings for type of directional compass. Options are True course which
refers to True North, or Magnetic North which is calculated based on
estimated magnetic declination from the current location.

Use GPS on Startup:
Automatically connects the GPS on program startup. If not selected,
then the GPS will need to manually enabled by pressing the GPS icon,
GPS Tracking icon, or the menu GPS-Use GPS button.

With GPS Connected:

Run in Background:
Keeps tracking with the GPS in the background after pressing the Home
button. Warning: This option will consume more battery power. This
feature may not be available in all devices.

Keep Backlight On:
Keeps the backlight of the screen from dimming while navigating with
the GPS. Warning: This option will consume more battery power. This
feature may not be available in all devices.

Confirm Shutdown:
When the Back key is pressed, selecting this option, will bring up a
confirmation dialog to allow you to choose from the following options:
- Exit and shutdown the App. The GPS tracking will be shut down and the
program will exit and be removed from memory.
- Minimize the App. Close the App and return to the main Launcher
screen. The App will be put into Background mode. If Background
Tracking is enabled, PathAway will continue to Track in the background.
Otherwise, the App may be eventually terminated by the operating system
since it is no longer in use.
- Cancel. Returns the App to its Main Screen. Press Cancel if you
inadvertantly press the Back key too many times exiting from the
dialogs.

Define the geographical coordinate display format and datum.
Latitude/Longitude, UTM, OSGB, MGRS, or other national grid. Primary
coordinates are used for all display and location editing. Secondary
Coordinates are used for location info, and optional Secondary
coordinate display on a dashboard item.

Show Maps:
Display maps on the navigation screen. When not selected, navigation
can be done by the virtual map, which will still place your recorded
points on the screen based on the current zoom factor.

Show North Arrow:
Display a symbol on the map indicating direction to TRUE north. The
arrow is display in the top left quadrant of the screen.

Show Active Track:
Show the currently active track log line. By default, the track log is
shown in blue.

Show All Enabled Tracks:
In the Data-Tracks dialog, you can select the "Show" button, and select
which Tracks to always display on the screen. This option allows you to
turn them all On or Off in order to have a clearer view of the map
below it.

Show All Enabled Routes:
In the Data-Routes dialog, you can select the "Show" button, and select
which Routes to always display on the screen. This option allows you to
turn them all On or Off in order to have a clearer view of the map
below it.

Show Active Route:
Show/Hide the track line of the active route being followed.

Line to next point:
Show/Hide the line from the current location to the next point.

Line to next turn:
Show/Hide the line from the current location to the next turn
instruction.

Circle next point:
Show/Hide the circle showing the Route Target Proximity Radius around
the target point.

Show Track Name Labels:
Show the name of all the tracks and routes that are displayed on the
map screen.

Show Time Radials:
Shows circle on map indicating the time it will take to travel to
locations on the map. Configurable in the Settings->Radials dialog.

Show Distance Radials:
Shows circle on map indicating the distances to locations on the map.

Show Points:
Show the recorded point icons and/or labels on the map screen.

Show Icons:
Show the point icons. When you zoom out you can specify the threshold
when the icons are not to be displayed. This is useful to avoid screen
clutter when viewing wide areas. Icons can be displayed in Normal,
or double (large) size.

Show Text Labels:
Show the point text labels. When you zoom out you can specify the
threshold when the text is not to be displayed. This is useful to avoid
screen clutter when viewing wide areas.

Highlight Closest Point:
Show label, distance to, and pointer to the closest point in proximity.
You can specify to show the point name (label), distance from current
location, and heading from the current location. The following are
options for the type of information displayed on the Closest Point Tag.

Show Label:
Display the name on the Closest Point flag.

Show Dist:
Display the distance to the closest point from the current position.

Show Heading:
Show the heading in degrees to the closest point.

Menu Text Normal/Large Text:
Global setting to display normal or large text for popup menus. The
large text option is useful for arms length viewing, and finger
selection.

Show Dashboard:
Show or Hide the Dashboard

Dashboard Normal/Small/Large Text:
Global setting to show text in different sizes. When large text is
selected, each font on the dashboard is expanded by one size. When
small text is selected, each font is reduced by one size.

Show Toolbar:
Show or hide the toolbar on the main screens. When the toolbar is
hidden, you can access the toolbar by tapping on the bottom of the
screen (between dashboard items

Tracking View:
Show the profile for the current Track Log. If there is no current
track log, the screen will default to the current route.

Route View:
Show the profile for the current route being followed. Note: The route
must have some Elevation data for the profile to show. If you are
following a Track Log, it will have elevation data. If there is no
route available, the screen will default to the current track log.

Set track recording Settings. Allows you to Control how often
position data is logged to the Active Track Database log.

Record Track History:
Saves recorded GPS location to a logging database while connected.

Track Recording Interval:
Record By Time or by Distance. Options will change
depending on the selection.

If Record By Time is selected:

Time Intervals:
Record track log point at time interval offsets. Set to Constant
to record as often as the communications speed and device performance
will allow.

If Record By Distance is selected:

Record By Distance:
Select the distance intervals to record track points at. PathAway will
record a track point at specified distance traveled markers.

Elevation Correction:
Some GPS receivers interpret the elevation/altitude in different ways.
This may require a correction to be applied depending on your locale.
Entering a positive value will add an amount to the recorded and
displayed elevation. A negative value will subtract.

Have audible alarms sound when you reach points of interest, or get
off your route track. Set the distance threshold for the proximity
point, and choose from one of the predefined alarm sounds.

All Alarms: Enable/Disable alarms

Edit Alarms: Customize the sounds played for each alarm. Choose from many
built-in sounds or select an external sound file as the alarm.

Off Track Warning:
Set the Off Track warning alarm distance, and sound. This alarm will
sound when you veer from the specified track by the off track distance.
The Off track alarm will continue to sound every 30 seconds while
off-track.

Off Track Left/Right:
Sound different alarms to indicate whether you are left or right of the
track. Setting these checkboxes override the default off-track sound.

Proximity Approaching and Reached:
Proximity alarms can be set to alert you at two separate proximity
distances. Different sounds can be set to notify you of when you are
approaching points.

Turn Instruction Approaching and Reached:
Turn instructions can be created by setting a route point to be an
Intersection. The Turn alarm settings will sound as you approach turns.
Note, turns are set by selecting “Add Turn Instruction” when adding
routes, or by editing a Route point and selecting the “Intersection”
icon for the route point.

Turn Left/Right: Sound different alarms to
indicate a left or right turn. Setting these checkboxes override the
default turn instruction sound.

Altitude Warning:
Defines vertical distance of track route you can get before Elevation
too low or too high warning is triggered. Route being followed must
contain Elevation data.

Altitude Too High/Low: Sound different alarms
to indicate whether you are too high or too low from your target
altitude. Setting these checkboxes override the default Altitude
warning sound.

GPS Fix Acquired/Lost:
Alarms that sound when a GPS fix is first acquired, or when the signal
is lost.

Remote Location Notifications:
Sound alarm when a new remote location is received or when your
location is successfully sent. Or set different alarms when a send or
retrieve fails.

Location Send Notifications:
Sound alarm when your location is successfully sent. Sound a different
alarm if the location send fails. Location Receive Notifications: Sound
alarm when a new remote location is received or when a location
retrieval fails. The failure alarm applies only to the Http-based
Location retrieval.

Settings->Alarms -> Edit Alarms

Set the distance threshold for the proximity, and choose from one
of the predefined alarm sounds, or select a custom sound of your own.

Alarm: Choose the type of alarm to modify.

Distance from Target: The distance value that must
be reached in order to trigger the alarm. Each trigger is different
depending on the type. For Proximity and Turn Instructions, the alarm
will sound when you get closer than the specified target distance. Of
Off-Track and elevation warnings, you must be further away (or above or
below) from this distance for the alarm to sound.

Sound: Set the warning alarm sound. Choose from the
pre-defined sounds, or from a sound file of your choice. Press the
“Play Sound” button to test the sound.

Configuration options for the display of time and distance radials
on the map.

Show Estimated Travel Time Radials: When enabled, a
circle will be drawn on the map for each specified radial value showing
the estimated time to reach the area of the map.

Range Time Radials (minutes): PathAway can
display the estimated travel time graphically on the map via special
range radials set a specific minutes. Each ring shows the estimated
time to reach a certain portion of the map. Ie. If the first setting is
set to 1 minutes, then there will be a ring shown on the map indicating
where you will be in one minute. To adjust the time radials, enter the
minutes for each radial separated by a comma. Note: Turn the radials
on/off in the View->Map Display dialog.

Show Distance Radials: When enabled, a circle will
be drawn on the map for each specified radial value showing the
distance to the area of the map.

Range Distance Radials: PathAway can display the
distances graphically on the map via special range radials set a
specific distances. Each ring shows the estimated time to reach a
certain portion of the map. Ie. If the first setting is set to 1 km,
then there will be a ring shown on the map indicating 1 km from the
current position. To adjust the radials, enter the distance for each
radial separated by a comma. For values less then whole numbers, enter
the decimal point distance value. Ie. 0.5 Note: Turn the radials on/off
in the Settings->Map Display dialog.

The Position Marker is the Arrow or cursor in the center of the
screen. It represents your current geographical position on the map. If
you are navigating with a GPS, it points in your direction of travel.
If you are disconnected and following a route, it will point in the
direction to the next point in the route. You can set the style of
direction pointer in the Position Marker Style dialog. In the Position
Marker Style dialog, you can choose the desired Direction Arrow style,
color, and size of the marker. For more emphasis on screen, set the 3d
Effect to create a shadow behind the marker.

The Colors and Lines dialog allows you to to
improve the visibility of the navigation displays on the map. Select
the preferences category Color and Lines to activate
this dialog. Here you can change the way the lines and colors on the
maps are displayed. If you have a color device, you can create
easy-to-read contrast between your maps and route and track lines.
Experiment with this option until you've found a view that suits you.

Active Route: Set the color and width of the
Active route line. Can set whether to show each route point mark as
well. Brings up Line Style dialog.

Line to Next Point: Set the color and width of the
line from the current position to the next point on the route. These
are shown when the preferences option "Show All Tracks"
is on. Can set whether to show each route point mark as well. Brings up
Line Style dialog.

Circle Next Route Point: Set the color and width
of the circle for the next point on the route. Brings up Line
Style dialog.

Other Routes: Set the color and width of the
non-active Route lines. These are shown when the preferences option "Show
All Tracks" is on. Can set whether to show each route point
mark as well. Brings up Line Style dialog.

Active Track: Set the color and width of the
Active track log line. Can set whether to show each track point mark as
well. Brings up Line Style dialog.

Other Tracks: Set the color and width of the
non-active Track lines. These are shown when the preferences option "Show
All Tracks" is on. Can set whether to show each track point
mark as well. Brings up Line Style dialog.

Point Labels Text/Background: Change the display
color and background of the point label text.

Point Icons: Change the default color used when
Point Icons are out of range.

Dashboard Text/Background: Change the display color
of the dashboard text and background.

North Arrow: Change the display color of the North
Arrow displayed on the map.

Settings->Time Estimates

Control how time-based estimates are calculated.

Time Estimates based on: • Recorded Track Speed: Report to the exact time it took
previously on a followed track. Applies only when "Following" a
recorded track. If this option is disabled, then speed estimates will
be based on the "Then" settings

Then • Current Speed: Estimates based on current speed. Set the
speed in the Custom Speed box.
• Average Speed: Estimates based on current average speed.
• Activity Average Speed: Estimates based on an estimated average speed
set for the current vehicle.
• Custom Speed: Estimates based on current speed. Set the speed in the
Custom Speed box.

Show Estimated Speed on Dashboard:
On the dashboard items that show estimated time data, this option will
display a symbol to indicate what it is basing its time estimate on.
Symbols are T=Track, S=Current Speed, V=Average Speed, A=Activity
Average Speed.

Follow Routes in Sequence: By Default, PathAway
targets the Next Route point by determining the closest route point in
the direction of travel. This might not be the most desirable method
for navigation since, some routes my crisscross, or loop back. Or
perhaps, the route requires a grid pattern to be run. In this case, the
Follow Routes in Sequence can force PathAway to Target
only the Next Point after the current target point, when it reaches the
Route Pt Proximity Radius.

Route Pt Proximity Radius: This specifies the
criteria for determining when a Route point target has been reached.
The wider the radius setting, the sooner the PathAway will move onto
the next route point target.

Manual Route Advance Only: In certain cases, it may be
required that the Route target point be advanced manually. If Manual
Route advance is enabled, then PathAway will stay fixed on the target
route point until you specify Advance Route Target Point

Preferences related to the display of points and naming of new
points.

In Proximity when within:
Defines the radius to search for points to display in proximity list.

Auto Point Naming:Define how new points are auto-named. Points can be
automatically named by geographical coordinate or be incrementing
numeric ids.

Point View Width: Set the map display range
threshold for when to display the icons and text labels. When zoomed
out to a range higher than these settings, the icons will be shown only
as dots, and the text will not be displayed. Note, the icons and
text can be turned on and off completely in the “Settings > Map
Display” dialog.

The Folders dialog allows you to specify the file folders that
PathAway uses to look for Custom Maps. By default, PathAway uses
folders on the main storage area, and looks for storage on an external
SDCard. Note that some devices reference folders and sdcard's
differently so PathAway may not initially find the correct folders.
This can be modified in the Folders Settings.

On first time startup, PathAway enumerates the folders as
follows:

Registers <Personal Folder>\PathAway folder. The actual
name of the <Personal Folder> is resolved in the device registry.
It is usually called "/mnt/sdcard".

Searches and registers a "PathAway" folder in all storage cards
found. If the storage car does not have a "PathAway" folder, it will be
created.

Subsequent startup:

Storage cards are not automatically searched for. They must be
registered via, the Options-Folders dialog.

Card Insertion/Removal. Will automatically register cards
inserted while PathAway is in use.

Folders Menu Commands:Add Folder...: Register a new folder. PathAway will
look for databases in the new folders. Note, PathAway does not search
for databases in sub-folders.Delete Folder: Removes a folder from the Folder
Enumeration list. PathAway will no longer search for databases in this
folder. Note, the default folders cannot be
removed.

This dialog allows you to add and remove PathAway folders. Simply
Check the folders you want PathAway to look for databases. Uncheck
folders to remove them from the enumeration list. Note, the <Personal
Folder>\PathAway folder cannot be removed.
To select new folders, turn On the checkbox beside the folder name. To
open a folder to view its contents, tap on the folder name.New Folder: Create a new folder. Edit the folder name
and press OK to apply the name. Once the folder is created, it will
appear in the folder selector list and you can check it off.

*For PathAway.com version only*. When you purchase, you are provided
with a registration key based on the UID of your device. This screen
you can enter your registration key to unlock the trial version for
full use, or to retrieve your registration key if you need to upgrade
the application.

For Subscription Services, you will need to create a PathAway
account. For some services, you may need an X-Traverse.com account.
Login to your accounts here in order to activate the subscription
services you have purchased. If you don't have an account, you can
enter this dialog to register for a new one.

Service: Select the service to log in to. Choose from
PathAway.com, or if you have X-Traverse services you want to access
from PathAway, then you can login to PathAway here. X-Traverse services
include Weather Forecast Overlays, Special WebMaps and downloadable
charts such as nautical and topographic. To susbcribe to Weather
Forecasts or other PathAway subscription services, choose PathAway.com.

New Account: For creating a PathAway.com account only. For
X-Traverse.com accounts, go to http://X-Traverse.com.

Forgot Password: To reset your password in case you forgot
it. You will receive an email with a link to reset your password.

To subscribe to premium weather forecasts, you can choose a monthly
or annual premium subscription, and choose Subscribe to go to a secure
purchase page to complete your subscription purchase. If you already
have a premium subscription, you can unsubscribe here. If you
unsubscribe, you subscription will expire at the next billing cycle.

For selecting route and track recording log options before beginning
a trip. This dialog requires that you have previously defined or
recorded the routes or points you are going to use for navigation.

Follow Active Route: To navigate in PathAway you must choose to Follow a Route, Track
log, or a stored Point.
A Route is a series of points that create the line that you will follow
while navigating. You can choose a recorded Track Log as well to
follow. Finally, you can choose a Point and navigate directly to it.
When you start navigation, select whether to use your Active Route to
follow for navigation. If you have no route selected, this option will
be disabled.

Record to Track Log:
Turn on or off track recording. Choose to create a new track log, or to
add to the current track database. If you choose new track, then all
travel stats will be reset. I. e. Odometer, travel time etc.

Reset Odometer / Start New Track Log: Select Yes to reset the odometer to zero, and start a new
track log database to record to. This will automatically generate a new
track log name. To find this track log name, go to the Options->Tracks
dialog and look for the ‘*’ beside the track log details. By
default the tracks names start with “Track” and are followed by the
creation date and time. I.e. "Track 2009-09-05 15-51", means the track
log was created on Sept 5th 2009, at 3:51 pm. Select No
to Add to the Existing Track Log. If you arecontinuing
a trip, you can append to the current track log by selecting this
option. You can also choose this option and type in a new name for the
track log. This will create a new log and record your track records to
it.

Deactivate Current Route: Select Yes to turn Route
Navigation off. Select No to leave it as is. If you deactivate a route,
you can still start it up again by selecting it from the Track/Route or
Points menu. Or by selecting a point on the map via map context menu
and choosing “Add to Route”.

Reset Odometer / Start New Track Log: Select Yes to
reset the odometer to zero, and start a new track log database to
record to. This will automatically generate a new track log name.
Select No to leave the odometer as is, and to continue
appending to the current track

Lists all points. Points may be stored in multiple databases. Select
a point to view on the map, edit point information, delete, add new
points.

List of Points: Select the point to perform a command on. The
second line displays extra information about the point. You can change
what is shown on this line via the Menu->Select Data
command. Tap on a point to view it's details. Tap and hold on the point
to bring up a menu of options to perform on the point.

Edit point name, geographic location, description, and choose an
icon to represent the point on the map. This dialog is used whenever a
new Point is added. New points can be added via the Add Point
command from the Map Context menu, or from the Data->Points
dialog.

Name:
Name for the point. Maximum length is 79 characters. All characters
except (commas and quotes) are valid.

Note:
Describe the point. Maximum length is 4000 characters

Point Icon:
Apply an icon to your point for easy identification on the map.

Media:
Attach a photo or video to the point. Take a picture or add from your
album

Longitude/Latitude:
Geographical coordinates for the point. See Entering Location
coordinates for information on how to enter location coordinates.
If your units are in other grids such as UTM, or OSGB, then the data
entry prompts will be Grid, Northing and Easting.

Elevation:
Altitude above sea level for the point.

Improve Accuracy - Pinpoint:The Pinpoint feature will improve the accuracy of the
geographical location of the point by taking multiple samples and
average the top accuracy results to provide a more precise location.
This is done by Starting the PinPoint, remaining as stationary as
possible, then allowing the GPS to sample the location for a few
seconds. Usually, about 15 seconds of sampling is enough to obtain a
very accurate result, providing the GPS has a good quality fix.

Route management dialog. Lists all of your routes. You can create
new routes, edit a route, or choose an existing route to follow forward
or reverse. The current Route you are following is indicated in the
rightmost column by an (f) for forward, or (r) for
reverse.

To Select a Route to follow, or view it's details, select it from
the list

Show Details
Displays details of the route, such as name, activity, number of
points, length.

EditDetails
For modifying the details of the route, such as name, activity, and
individual points. Launches the Edit Route
Database Details Dialog.

Follow Off:
Clears the Follow flag on the selected route.

Follow Forward: Activate the selected Route to follow from the start. As you
travel, your current position along the route will be displayed.
Information such as ETA, Dist to Next point, Distance to destination
etc. can be displayed.

Follow Reverse: Activate the selected Route to follow in reverse order starting at
end point of the route.

View Points... View and edit all the route points in the Points Dialog.

Goto Start Location Position the center of the map to the start of the selected route.
If the route is the active route being followed, it will be shown on
the map as well.

Delete… Deletes the selected route.

New Route… Creates a new route. Will launch the Route Database Details Dialog.

Show Details
Displays details of the route, such as name, activity, number of
points, length.

Edit Details:For modifying the details of the track log, such as name, activity,
and individual points. Launches the Edit Track
Details Dialog.

Follow Off: Clears the Follow flag on the selected track.

Follow Forward: Activate the selected Track to follow from the start. As you
travel, your current position along the route will be displayed.
Information such as ETA, Dist to Next point, Distance to destination
etc. can be displayed.

Follow Reverse: Activate the selected Track to follow in reverse order starting at
end point of the Track.

Points...: View and edit all the route points in the Points Dialog.

Goto Start Location: Position the center of the map to the start of the selected track.
If the track is the active track log, it will be shown on the map as
well.

Activate Log:Sets the selected track as the active track log. The track is
Displayed on the current navigation screen. All subsequent position
recording added to this track. If checked, it indicates that the
selected track is the active log and GPS data will be added to it.
Press this option to deactivate the logging to the selected track.

SelectPerform commands on multiple Point Databases. Active the "Select"
mode, the checkmarks will appear to the right of the Point Database
name. Check all the desired databases, then choose the command to
execute.
- Delete: Delete all Checked Point Databases.
- Export: Export all Checked Point Databases.

New Database Creates a new Point Database. Will launch the Edit Details Dialog.

Data->WebMaps

WebMaps is a feature which allows you to download maps on-the-fly
while navigating via GPS. WebMaps accesses various Web Map Servers to
extract portions of the map to fill the screen. With WebMaps, you will
always have the screen filled with a map, since new map sections are
downloaded and displayed as you move.

Note, the maps are extracted from third-party services, so their
availability is not guaranteed.

Download Maps from Internet:
When tuned ON, PathAway will automatically connect to the internet and
download map sections from the Source Map server.

Show Cached Maps when offline:
When Download Maps is OFF, and Show Cached is ON, then
PathAway will display the any map sections stored in the cache. You
should clear the Cache on a regular basis to prevent the device from
running out of memory.

Memory Cache Size:
Specify the amount of memory to use to cache the maps in memory. The
higher the size, the better performance. However, setting this amount
too high could cause the program to run out of memory.

Note, there is no limit set to the size of the Map Cache folder,
so it should be cleared from time to time.

Data->Offline WebMaps

This feature allows you to download and cache offline(on the device)
large map sections and multiple resolutions at once rather that zoom
and scroll to download them. Before selecting this option, position the
map view to the area you would like to "offline". The select this
option and follow the steps in the "Offline Webmaps" dialog.

Please note that downloading webmaps for offline use requires a
significant amount of storage space, and could take a long time to
download. Please only download the map sections you require, as the
service provider may block you if you download too much data at once.

Also ensure you are connected via WIFI or tethered internet
connection, to ensure you're not charged for a large amount of data
downloading from your cellular service provider.

Max Zoom: Specify the zoom range to download. This
option will start at the current zoom to the maximum zoom available for
the map service. The Estimated size and time options will update as you
change the number of zoom levels to download.

Once you press the Ok button to start the
download, the program will return to the map screen. The toolbar at the
bottom will change to a progress indicator showing the tiles
downloaded. This process can be cancelled at any time.

Once maps have been transferred to the device, you can fine-tune the
map coordinates by matching the positions of known points on the maps,
with the actual position displayed by the map. Resolution, and offset
of the map is adjusted.
First you should select and "Show" the map you are going to calibrate
onto the map screen. If the map to calibrate is not visible, go to the
Options-Maps dialog, and choose the map by it's name, and tap the Show
button.
To calibrate the map, select the Options-Calibrate Map
menu options. You will be shown a dialog with calibration options.

Calibrate THREE or more known points on the map: This
method allow you to select up to 9 known points to be used for
calibration. This method is useful if your map does not have horizontal
and vertical latitude and longitude lines respectively. Use this method
for the highest map accuracy. Selecting this method will bring up a
panel below the map. Options in this panel allow you to select points
on the map for use in calibration, select captured points for use, or
enter the coordinates manually.Calibrate using Nudge Controls: Nudge Map Calibration
controls are for making small adjustments to the maps. They work best
when you have a map and have recorded tracks with the GPS and or have
marked a few points. If the track doesn't exactly line up with a road,
or points are not right on the place they should be, you can use the
nudge controls to "Line up" the maps with the known points.

The Known Points Calibration method brings up an interactive screen
that allows you to select the known points on the map, and then specify
their geographic coordinates. If you have saved points already, you can
select these points to be used in the calibration. Commands are as
follows:Show: Highlight this button to automatically move the
map into view of the calibration point.Mark: Highlight this button to mark the point on the
map as it’s pixel coordinate. To mark the point, tap and hold
on the location on the map where this point resides.Point…: Select an existing point from the Points
Database to use as the geographic coordinates for the calibration point.Delete/Trash: Remove the calibration point.Edit..: Modify the calibration geographic points
manually < # >: Traverse through the calibration points. X: Exit Calibration mode. You will be prompted to Save
or Cancel your changes.

When the option for calibrating using Nudge controls is selected,
the nudge control screen is shown.
Nudge moves adjusting the calibration of the map by geographical
coordinates. This amount of adjustment is set by the nudge factor. The
nudge factor is set in decimal degrees.
This screen contains a number of buttons for adjusting the coordinates
of the map. As well, a nudge factor can be set for adjusting the
precision to which to move the map.Adjusts the map towards the corresponding direction by the
given factor (nudge).Adjusts the map in both directions horizontally
or vertically by the given factor.Adjusts the map in both directions equally horizontally and
vertically by the given factor. Effect is to make the map appear to
cover a larger or smaller geographical space.
Note if the geographical width is not exactly the same as the height,
then the map sizing movement will appear to be of different values
horizontally and vertically, since the pixel coverage of a nautical
mile (degree lat or lon) is different between width and height.

Data->Import

The Import command brings external data such as maps, tracks,
routes, and points into the app. Files can be imported directly or from
an online service. Currently X-Traverse is the only online service
available.

Local File: Import local files that have been
copied to the current device. Select the files from the file selector.

X-Traverse Maps: Import X-Traverse downloadable
maps available in your X-Traverse account. See http://x-traverse.com
for more information on available downloadable maps. Note, that
X-Traverse has 2 types of maps available, dynamic WebMaps and
downloadable maps. The X-Traverse WebMaps maps are selected via the Data->WebMaps
dialog.

Data->Import->X-Traverse Maps

X-Traverse has 2 different types of maps available from its online
service. Dynamically downloaded WebMaps, and Imported Maps. Depending
on the type of map you have subscribed to, you will need to choose your
X-Traverse maps either from the Data->WebMaps dialog, or the
Data->Import dialog. Typically, the marine raster charts are Import
maps only. This means they are downloaded in entirety at once and
stored in protected form on your device. For these maps, use the Import->X-Traverse
Maps option.

The Import X-Traverse Maps dialog will contain the selection of all
Map subscriptions presently active on your account. If account
information is not setup, you will be prompted to enter your account
information.

Once a map set has been selected, it may still need to be activated
for your current device. To activate X-Traverse for your device, press
the "Activate" option on the screen. Once activated,
PathAway will display the list of available maps to download.

Map List: Lists all of the maps available for
download. If the map item has a checkbox over its icon, then the map
has been downloaded and is accessible via the Data->Maps
dialog, or

To download, select a map, and choose "Download"
from the menu. The map will be downloaded and a checkbox will be
displayed beside the map name, indicating it has been downloaded.

To view the downloaded map, select and choose "Show"
from the menu. The maps can also be accessed via the Data->Maps
dialog.

Remote Send/Retrieve Dialogs

Remote->Send Location Dialog

PathAway PRO provides the ability to send locations to others so
they can see where you are. Others can view your location directly on
their handheld or via Web server.
There are two methods for sending location. SMS (Simple Messaging
Service) or HTTP. To Send your location, ensure you have a Wireless
data connection, and connect your GPS and acquire a fix of your current
location. Next, select the main menu option Remote->Send My
Location.

The “Send My Location” dialog allows you to quickly
send your location using a pre-configured send profile. Before sending
you should setup the Remote Send Settings and add a profile to send to.
If there are no Send profiles, available, press the New
button to create one. Refer to the Remote->Remote
Settings->Send Locations dialog for instructions on how to
create "Send Profiles":

Once a profile has been setup, simply turn on the checkbox
of the profile you want to send with, and press the "Send"
button. The program will perform the Send in the background and report
the result via popup message.

Remote->Remote Settings

Remote->Remote Settings->Remote
Services

List all of the currently define Remote Services. Tap on an item to Remove
the service from the list, or edit its settings.

In order to send and retrieve remote locations, you must first setup
a remote service. By default PathAway provides some pre-defined
services such as SMS Messaging, and PathAway Findme. To just use these
services, then this dialog can be skipped.

Turn On the checkbox of the service so it appears as an option in
the Send and Retrieve Locations Service options.

Send Location

Send Format: Select the protocol format the service
expects. This dropdown contains all of the supported formats. If you
are sending via SMS directly to other PathAway handhelds, use the PathAway
format. If your format is not listed, please contact PathAway Technical
support to make a suggestion to add it.

Send Addresses: This is the address to send the
location to.
For SMS, enter the cellular phone number of the recipient. ie.
416-555-1212
For Http, enter the Web URL of the recipient server. Example http://pathaway.com/cgi-bin/locpost.cgi.
Caution: Do not enter any variable parameters on this
line (ie. http://url.com?x=y etc.).

Format: The Format dropdown lists the available
formats available to send. Check with your Tracking Service provider
for the required format to send in. If you just want to send a textual
info to the recipient to view in their messaging client, then choose Text
- Trip Info as the format.

Retrieve Location

Can Retrieve Location: Check this option if locations can be sent to the service.

Retrieve Type: Select the type of service. Types
are: HTTP Get, HTTP Put. Note, locations cannot be retrieved by SMS
service, but locations can be received by SMS when SMS messages are
being monitored by PathAway. See "Auto Retrieve Settings - SMS
Location Receive"

Retrieve Format: Select the protocol format the
service expects. This dropdown contains all of the supported formats.
If your format is not listed, please contact PathAway Technical support
to make a suggestion to add it.

Http Address for Retrieve Location This is the http address to call to request the locations.
Note that for Auto Retrieve, PathAway will only ask for the most recent
location updates.
For SMS, enter the cellular phone number of the recipient. ie.
416-555-1212Caution: Do not enter any variable parameters on this
line (ie. http://url.com?x=y etc.).

Format: The Format dropdown lists the available
formats available to use to retrieve. Check with your Tracking Service
provider for the required format to retrieve in.

Account Info

The service provider account information. If the service provider
has an account and password requirement, then enter it here.

Account name: Account name as provided from Remote
Tracking service provider.

Remote->Send Location

Setup all of the profiles to send locations to. This dialog lists
all of the currently setup Send Location profiles. By default, one
profile is setup for you which will send your location to the PathAway
FindMe service using your UID as the identifier. You can change this
identifier if you edit the default profile.

To create a new profile, press the New button to
create one. Refer to the Remote->Remote Settings->Send
Locations dialog for instructions on how to create "Send
Profiles":

Once a profile has been setup, simply turn on the checkbox
of any profiles you want to see in the list for Send Location.

Remote->Remote Settings->Send Locations->New/Edit

Display Name:
This is the name you want to appear on the remote service or user's map
screen. Typically it will be your own name.

Service: Select the service you want to use to send
the location. These services are configured in the Remote
Settings->Remote Services dialog.

Remote ID: The Remote ID represents the name
that will identify you to the recipient of your location. The ID to
send can be set to your “UID” as it appears on your handheld, or it can
be set to a custom ID by selecting “Other”. Usually, Remote Tracking
Services have a unique ID registered for each device authorized to send
it’s data.

Remote->Remote Settings->Retrieve Location

Setup all of the profiles to retrieve locations from. This dialog
lists all of the currently setup Retrieve Location profiles. By
default, one profile is setup for you which will retrieve your location
from the PathAway FindMe service using your UID as the identifier. You
can change this identifier if you edit the default
profile.

To create a new profile, press the New button to
create one. Refer to the Remote->Remote
Settings->Retrieve Locations->New/Edit dialog for
instructions on how to create "Retrieve Profiles":

Once a profile has been setup, simply turn on the checkbox
of any profiles you want to see in the list for Retrieve
Locations.

Remote->Remote Settings->Retrieve Locations->New/Edit

Display Name:
This is the name you want to appear on your is the Retrieve Locations
profile list.

Service: Select the service you want to use to
retrieve the location. These services are configured in the Remote
Settings->Remote Services dialog.

Remote ID: The Remote ID represents the name
that will identify the remote location to the remote server.

Remote->Remote Settings->Auto
Send Settings

You can configure PathAway to send your location manually via “Send
Location” command, or automatically on certain intervals. This dialog
allows you to setup the automatic location send intervals.

Location Send Frequency:
Options to trigger the location send based on one of the following
frequency settings:

- Time Interval: Send location at the specified time
intervals.
- Distance Interval. Send is triggered every x
distance traveled.
- Distance Interval from Start. Sends your location
as you cross the threshold of the specified distance from your start
location. If you move back towards your start location, the trigger
will again send the location. This feature is very useful for search
and rescue purposes where the distance from a start location is needed
in order to determine a search radius.

Settings and Configuration for Retrieval of Remote locations. SMS Location Receive: If your handheld has SMS
(Simple Text Messaging) capabilities, turning on this option will
monitor the incoming SMS messages for Remote Locations. As messages are
received, then will be shown on the map. Web Location Retrieval: Locations tracked via Http
are posted to a Web-based Tracking Server. With this checkbox on, the
app will poll the remote service for new locations at the specified
time interval

Polling Interval: (Applies to Http Location
Retrieval) Set the time interval between checking and downloading new
locations. Note: If you are polling often, this could result in significant
data usage charges from your service provider.

The labels for the remotes can contain a lot of information about
the remote. This section allows you to control how and what displayed
on the map screen.

Show Remote Locations: Show or Hide all active
Remote Ids.

Show Name: Show the name or label of the remote. If
the Label is empty, then the Remote ID will be shown.

Show Elevation: Display the elevation above
sea-level of the remote.

Show Heading: Display the direction the remote is
traveling in.

Show Speed: Show the speed the remote is moving.

Show Recorded Time: Show the date and time which
the location was received. Note: if the location was received on the
current day, then the date will not be shown.

Show Distance to Remote: Show the distance from the
current location to the remote’s location.

Show Course to Remote: Show the directional heading
from the current position to the remote.Show Elevation to Remote:. Show the amount of above or
below the current elevation. Note 123/ means remote is above the
current location, 123\ means remote is below. Show Off-Map Remotes: If this option is turned on,
then the label of the remote will be shown in the corner of the screen
in the general direction of the remote. Note: You can tap and hold
on the label and select “Show on Map” from the menu to center the map
on the screen.

Show Line to Remote: This option will draw a line
from the current location to the location of each remote. The lines
will be drawn in the color of the background of each remote.

Control the automatic cycling the map view to show the location of
each Remote.Automatically Center Remotes: Turn on this
option to have the map view show each remote location one at a time.
This option is only active while disconnected from the GPS.
Auto Cycling Interval every x seconds:

Remote Items can be displayed in different colors and with either
it’s ID, or a simpler label name. These can be changed by editing the
attributes of the remote.

ID: Identifier of the Remote. This ID must match
the ID identified by the Remote Tracking Service.

Label: Display label for remote. Use in cases where
the remote id is a very long name, or if a more descriptive name is
required.

Background and Text buttons: You
can change the Text and the background color of the Remote by selecting
the appropriate buttons. This will bring up a color palette dialog
where you can change the colors associated with the remote.

Global Positioning System uses a series of satellites to transmit
data to receivers enabling them to accurately pinpoint their location
and elevation on earth. Originally developed by the U.S. Department of
Defense as a military system, GPS has become a global utility. It
benefits users around the world in many different applications,
including air, road, marine, and rail navigation, telecommunications,
emergency response, oil exploration, mining, and many more. Your device
includes an Embedded GPS which PathAway utilizes to obtain positional
information.

Points are locations marked by the user. Each point can be
identified by a name, icon, and description. The icon you choose for
your point, will be displayed on the map. In PathAway, points are
stored in the Points database. You create multiple points databases to
store points. The Points databases can be viewed in the Data->Point
Databases Dialog. Often Points are also referred to as waypoints.

While traveling, PathAway will display the points on the map that
are in close proximity. If following a track, the distance to the
closest point on the track, and the distance to the end of the track
are displayed.

Simulate

Simulates a route by moving the map to points along the route in
sequence until the end of the route. Use the simulate to verify routes
you’ve created, or to review tracks after they’ve been recorded.

Routes can be created by linking points together in a sequence. When
following a route, the distance to next point, and time and distance to
destination are displayed. Also, the distance and direction off of the
route is shown.